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Can't believe I missed this thread. whs is right, a proper Windows 7 installation will be in the neighborhood of 17-18GB......after drivers and updates that will be closer to 20GB. Most desktop users don't need hibernation turned on, so that will free up several GB, as will reducing the page file. Keeping the "User" data on the HDD is a good idea because none of that data will benefit from an SSD, and as those directories continually expand(documents, downloads, pictures, etc) you won't find your SSD space dwindling over time. For most people a 128GB SSD and a large capacity HDD or two is optimal. The 128GB models are faster than the smaller ones and usually are at the best price point. For example, when I bought my Samsung 830 128GB for $100, the 64GB model was $75. Also, think ahead when ordering your large capacity HDD. If you think you can make do with a 1TB and you already have several hundred GB of data.......think about going with a larger one. That was the problem I ran into with 2TB drives......I filled them up much quicker than I thought, and ended up having to get new 4TB hard drives. If anybody is curious, the 4TB Seagate HDD's on sale are VERY affordable @ $150. Think about that before you pay $100-110 for a 2-3TB model.

Optimum ssd/hdd configuraton that doesn't require a huge ssd?

Set to Require Password on Wakeup - But it doesn'tHi all - I have an annoying problem. I have my settings so that when my computer awakes it will ask for my password.
In System Settings, I have Require a Password selected under the option of Password Protection on Wakeup. It is also set that way in Power Options > Require Password on Wakeup >...

General Discussion

monitor issue, not optimum resolution optimum settings 1440x900 60HZIam running windows 7 ultimate on an older PC and i wanted to change the resolution once. The pc reacted to it with a black screen and a small window going around it saying , not optimum resolution optimum settings 144x900 60HZ and then a yelow box with a ? under it. I cant do anything in that...

Graphic Cards

After huge lighting storm, motherboard doesn't power up USB on startupIt used to work no issues at all until a storm hit a few days ago and caused power surges. At first I had issues even booting up my computer, it would get stuck forever at the Windows energy logo during the bootup process for Windows 7.
Now I having USB issues. This seems to be OS independent...

Hardware & Devices

Programs which require a reboot but doesn't ask forThere are some installers which actually require a reboot as evident from PendingFileRenameOperations entries as in the case of Google Chrome full program files installer but does never asks for a reboot.Is an immediate reboot not required in such cases?